Opinion
Letter: Tax me, please
Bob Gillam’s daily anti-income tax ads in the paper got me thinking. Denmark, Norway and Iceland have fairly…
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Alaska editorial: Senate survey shows residents want a full-fledged solution to fiscal gap
This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Lawmakers are wise to listen to their constituents, and…
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Letter: Sen. Murkowski’s values
How very special U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is to shop for new office space and to acquire the…
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My Turn: Treatment of live-aboards is unfair, unkind, and unnecessary
In response to “Harbor Department Gives Juneau Live-aboards an Ultimatum: Move out, or Move On”: I moved into…
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Thank you Mohamed
In 2013, after a three month bicycle tour in Southeast Asia, my girlfriend Mary Catharine flew back to…
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Trump’s immigration order will make Americans less safe
President Trump says his sweeping executive order on immigration was meant to make America safer. Yet this ill-conceived…
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Letter: Don’t let DeVos pay-to-play in federal politics
After hearing news stories that Sen. Lisa Murkowski received campaign contributions from Betsy DeVos, I decided to head…
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Outside Editorial: Correcting course on immigration policy is messy work
The following editorial first appeared in the Augusta Chronicle: “Our immigration system has been broken for decades, and…
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Trump’s lies are nothing to shrug off
WASHINGTON — The newest occupant of the White House is a psychiatrist’s dream — a serial prevaricator who…
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Five rules for talking with the other side
Remember Christine O’Donnell, the Delaware woman who oddly found herself, during a U.S. Senate run in 2010, needing…
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Alaska Editorial: Senate survey shows residents want a full-fledged solution to fiscal gap
Lawmakers are wise to listen to their constituents, and at the beginning of this year’s legislative session, the…
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We must demand Trump’s tax returns
We have the right to demand transparency from our elected officials and anyone seeking elected office. The need…
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Will Sen. Peter Micciche become a genuine statesman?
Congratulations to Senator Peter Micciche on his election as Majority Leader. Now he is one of the most…
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Letter: Reflecting on the real weight of a snowflake
Thoughts of the use of the word snowflake or snowflakes in our current political climate brought my thinking…
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Why we need an income tax
Our Alaska Legislature has convened. What are they going to do about the over $3 billion budget deficit?…
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Don’t be distracted by Trump; there’s work to do
After sitting through every moment of the very long and unspectacular Trump inaugural festivities — cheering only during…
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Letter to the Editor: Does this seem fair?
The Law Department of the City and Borough of Juneau determined that goods and services sold aboard cruise…
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Outside Editorial: Rough ride ahead as Trump’s Cabinet nominees underwhelm Capitol Hill
The following editorial first appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: President Donald Trump’s administration at some point will…
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Denying climate change hurts Alaska
This week, we woke up to more rain in Juneau. After a nice snow around Christmas, we have…
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Rich Moniak: In our year of kindness, don’t criminalize homelessness
After more than more than two hours of public testimony Monday night, City and Borough of Juneau Assembly…